Living with Schizophrenia – World Mental Health Day 2014

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Mat leaned in and whispered, “Is it safe to speak here?” I tried to allay his anxiety. He continued, “They have eyes and ears everywhere, they are tracking me”. Mat proceeded to detail his frightening experiences over the last few months. It started insidiously. What began as a barely audible chatter while pouring over his physics books, developed over the next few weeks into stronger, more persistent voices...

Dr Beppe Micallef-Trigona is a Maltese psychiatrist who returned to Malta after working as a consultant psychiatrist with the UK Ministry of Defence (Royal Navy), and previously, as a consultant psychiatrist in the UK National Health Service.